XBRL holds promise for sleuths at SEC
The trick is getting corporations to adopt the business reporting language when filing their financial statements.
Treasury considers HR Connect hosting options
The Treasury Department seeks comments from federal and commercial data center providers about the availability and cost savings of alternative hosting and infrastructure support services options for the department's human resources system.
USDA seeks integrated financial-management system
The Agriculture Department wants to replace its core financial-management system with an updated one that provides general accounting, funds management and financial reports.
IRS makes e-improvements for 2006 tax season
The IRS has improved the navigation and search engine at its IRS.gov Web site for better results as part of its kickoff for the 2006 tax filing season.
VA expands online grave site locator
The Veterans Affairs Department has significantly increased its online list of burial locations and information inscribed on the markers to more than 5 million.
VA to study IT acquisition needs before Peaches 3 decision
The Veterans Affairs Department selected LMI Government Consulting of McLean, Va., to analyze the agency's future IT acquisition needs and recommend the type of procurement vehicle it should use to acquire hardware and software in the future.
Defense financial problems sink another federal audit
The Defense Department is one of four agencies whose serious financial-management deficiencies continue to be the biggest impediment to the federal government achieving a clean financial bill of health according to the Government Accountability Office.
USDA to replace financial management system
The Agriculture Department will seek proposals to replace its core financial management system to improve its performance and comply with federal accounting and system standards.
VA CIO could pass over Peaches 3 for another IT vehicle
The Veterans Affairs Department may take advantage of other contract vehicles for its next-generation, departmentwide hardware and software needs if agency staff cannot structure the planned Procurement of Computer Hardware and Software.
Interior adding services, customers to Lines of Business
The Interior Department's National Business Center is preparing up to four proposals to compete to provide financial management services for agencies as a center of excellence under the Lines of Business Consolidation Initiative.
HUD awards $25 million housing contact center
The Housing and Urban Development Department awarded Electronic Consulting Services Inc. of Fairfax, Va., a $25 million contract to operate and manage the Federal Housing Administration's Office of Single Family Client Management Center.
NIH awards $15 million IT support contract to SRA
The National Institutes of Health has awarded SRA International Inc. a $15 million task order to provide enterprise messaging and IT infrastructure support services to its Center for Information Technology.
IRS to roll out tax collection system
The IRS is continuing to develop applications to advance its modernization efforts, while beginning to simplify the increasing complexity of the modernization process.
VA seeks another e-travel services provider
The Veterans Affairs Department is seeking a vendor to provide travel management services. Its current principal contract expires early next year.
IRS takes ownership of modernization projects
It's a short distance from the IRS' business systems modernization office to its business systems development office, but the agency has traveled a long way to move its applications from one to the other.
IRS proposes tighter privacy rules
The IRS has proposed guidelines on the disclosure and use of income tax filer's information by tax return preparers to strengthen privacy in the era of electronic filing.
Agriculture Department gets permanent CFO
Charles Christopherson took the reins as chief financial officer at the Agriculture Department this week, where he will oversee $128 billion in assets and $77 billion in total annual spending.
OMB to guide agencies on financial management LOB
The Office of Management and Budget will furnish guidance by the end of this month or in early January 2006 to help agencies determine how they should select a federal provider of financial-management services.
HHS looks to support PKI on identity smart cards
The Health and Human Services Department seeks information about technologies to support and manage public-key infrastructure credentials on personal identity verification smart cards.
Treasury extends TCE proposal deadline and current contract
The Treasury Department likely will push out re-awarding its controversial 10-year $1 billion Treasury Communications Enterprise contract. It has extended the date proposals are due to Dec. 8.
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